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• Sanja Stefanjesko
Nepal Airlines plans to replace politically appointed directors, a move aimed at changing the carrier’s board composition. The decision highlights how government-linked governance can shape airline oversight, corporate strategy, and management accountability in Nepal’s state-influenced aviation sector.
New York Times
• Niraj Chokshi
By New York Times: United’s chief acknowledged for the first time that he had broached the idea of a merger with American, which was unwilling to consider it.
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Garuda Indonesia at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: JetBlue has requested an extension to the deadline, following a similar request by Horizon Air. Certification delays and supply chain hold ups have left Airbus unable to meet the Federal Aviation Administration's 31 July deadline for introducing secondary cockpit barriers on A220s.
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Spring Airlines (9C, Shanghai Hongqiao) is aiming for a fleet of 200 aircraft by 2031 and around 300 by 2035 as it maintains an all-Airbus narrowbody strategy, its vice president Zhang Wuan declared at the event Routes Asia 2026, as reported by industry outlet Aviation Week.
By lemonde.fr: Le tribunal mixte de commerce de Pointe-à-Pitre a ordonné la liquidation judiciaire de la compagnie régionale antillaise, lourdement endettée, dont les avions étaient cloués au sol depuis le retrait, en décembre 2025, de son certificat de transport aérien.
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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) has begun construction on an MRO and cargo base at Urumqi, with total investment exceeding CNY1.6 billion yuan (USD234 million).
DefenseNews.com
• Awad Mustafa
By DefenseNews.com: Saudi Arabia will manufacture aircraft within two years after the kingdom signed a deal with Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov on Wednesday.
Australian Aviation
• Jake Nelson
